adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
Amélie
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From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
apothecarynounUS /əˈpɑːθəkeri/
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
archangelnounUS /ˌɑːrˈkeɪndʒəl/
an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
Châtelet
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From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
don't
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From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
EmptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
foremannounUS /ˈfɔːrmən/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
Francis
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From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
how
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From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
Jacques
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From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
laundrynounUS /ˈlɔːndri/
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
mixesnounUS /ˈmɪksəz/
plural of “mix” — a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
Naïs
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From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
printer'snounUS /ˈprɪntərz/
possessive form of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
scanningnounUS /ˈskænɪŋ/
the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
Stanislas
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From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
vers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Naïs sets up to be an archangel, as if she were better than the rest of us, and mixes us up with low people; his father was an apothecary, and his mother is a nurse; his sister works in a laundry, and he himself is a printer’s foreman.”
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “If his father sold biscuits for worms” (_vers_), said Jacques, “he ought to have made his son take them.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would give, I don’t know how much, to see Naïs’ pride brought down a bit,” said Amélie, addressing Châtelet.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
Zizine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have just expressed the very thing that I was thinking, Zizine, but I should not have put it so neatly,” said Stanislas, scanning himself from top to toe with loving attention.
Zéphirine
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From this reading “Empty words, after all,” Zéphirine remarked to Francis, “and love is a poem that we live.”
